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of basalt, trachyte, etc. As regards its mineralogy
As regards its mineralogy the State has always possessed a high reputation for its product of gold and tin. Though during recent periods these have been but little sought, the wonderful old gold workings discovered by Messrs. Knaggs and Gower show that the State must, at some very remote time, have been well known and populated. Gold is worked on a large scale at Raub by the Raub Australian Mining Company, and on a small scale elsewhere by Chinese and Malays. The Pahang Consolidated Company, Ltd., have large tin mines at Sungei Lembing in the Kuantan district, and there is much tin mining in the Bentong-Raub districts, and at Gambang in the Kuantan district.
The revenue for 1925 amounted to $4,941,875 and the expenditure to $4,697,293. The State on January 1st, 1926, owed $13,894,309 to other States of the Federation. The indebtedness incurred by the State is represented by public improvements that are going to prove of a remunerative character in years to come. Excellent roads have been constructed, opening up land for planting and aiding prospecting for minerals. All the principal towns are now connected by telegraph, and the new trunk railway, which is to make another connection between the F.M.S. system and the Siamese Railways, is in an advanced stage, having reached the Kelantan boundary from the southern junction at Gemas. When this line is completed it will be possible to travel by rail from Singapore to Bangkok through Kelantan.
The quantity of copra exported in 1925 amounted to 314.17 tons, as against 560.97 tons in 1924. The exports of rubber were valued at $8,393,892, as against $2,958,444 in 1924. The exports of tin and tin-ore, viz., 34,778.76 nett piculs, showed a decrease in quantity of 2,846.61 nett piculs and a decrease in value of $97,334 on that for the previous year. Gold amounting to 12,525.9 oz. valued at $463,634, was produced, an increase on the figure of 12,267.8 oz. for the previous year. Of this Tin Bentong N.L. produced 29.8 oz. valued at $715 and the remainder was from the Raub Mines.
The total value of trade for the year 1925 was $20,740,640, as against $13,881,185 in 1924, an increase of $6,859,455.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
SULTAN-ALMOKTASIM BILLAH AL SULTAN ABDULLAH, K.C.M.G., IBNI ALMERHOM AL. SULTAN AHMAD AL. MAʼATHAM SHAH
British Resident-Hon. Mr. A. F. Worthington
Malay Secretary to His Highness-Haji Abu Bakar bin Imam Prang
COUNCIL OF STATE
His Highness the Sultan, president
Hon. British Resident
Tungku Suleiman ibini Almerhum Sultan
Ahmad-(The Tungku Besar)
Orang Kaya Maharaja Perba of Jelai Che Ungku Wan Mohamed Salleh Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan
BRITISH RESIDENCY
British Residents-Hon. Mr. A. F. Worth- ington, Hon. Mr. A. S. Hayes (acting) Secretary to Resident-G. Hawkins Clerks, Special Class-S. Sinnadurai Clerk, Class I-J. P. Thuraiappalı and
K. Manickam
Clerks, Class II-E. Especkerman and V.
S. Mathavar
Stenographer-S. Selvadorai
Malay Writer-Mahd. Simin bin Bundak
DISTRICT OFFICERS
Lipis
District Officer-L. Forbes
Actg. Assist. do. -Che Mahmud bin Mat Deputy Assist. District Malay Officer-
Abdul Raffar
Settlement Officer-Ujang bin Menuang Sanitary Inspector-M. K. Murugasu Chief Clerks K. Kandiah, N. H. Hamid
Don
Registration Clerk-Kee Ah Yoon Land Clerk-N. Murugasu
Raub
District Officer, Raub-E. I. G. Day Malay Assistant-Che Daud
Settlement Officer-Che Abdul Rahim Chief Clerk-See Phow
Land do. -S. Abdul Karim
Malay Writer-Che Sintol
Sanitary Inspector-K. Karthegesu
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